Isaiah 37:34-36
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
34 By the way he came he shall leave,
never coming as far as this city,
oracle of the Lord.
35 I will shield and save this city
for my own sake and the sake of David my servant.”(A)
36 Then the angel of the Lord went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. Early the next morning, there they were, all those corpses, dead![a](B)
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- 37:36 The destruction of Sennacherib’s army is also recorded by Herodotus, a Greek historian of the fifth century B.C. It was possibly owing to a plague, which the author interprets as God’s activity.
Isaiah 37:34-36
New International Version
34 By the way that he came he will return;(A)
he will not enter this city,”
declares the Lord.
35 “I will defend(B) this city and save it,
for my sake(C) and for the sake of David(D) my servant!”
36 Then the angel(E) of the Lord went out and put to death(F) a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian(G) camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!
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